Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25
THE LAND Law.
The Full Text of the Land Law as Passed
by tho Last Legislature.

lands heretofore or hereafter surveyed
and set apart for the benefit of public or
common schools, the University, the
Lunatic Asylum, the Blind Asylum, the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum and the Orphan
Asylum shall be sold and leased under
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. The Commissioner of the Gen
ersl Land Office is hereby vested with all
the power and authority necessary to
carry into effect the provisions OF this act,
and shall have full charge and direction
of all matters pertaining TO the sale and
lease of said lands, and their protection
from free use and occupancy, and from
unlawful Enclosure, with such exceptions
and under such restrictions as may be
imposed by the provisions of this act or
by the constitution of the state. he shall,
as soon as practicable, adopt such reguIa-
ticns, not inconsistent with the constitu-
ton or this act, as may be deemed neces-
sary for carrying into effect the provis-
ions of this act, aud may from time TO
time, alter or amend such regulations,
so as to protect the public interest;
but ell regulations shall be submitted
to the Governor for his approval, before
adoption or PRONUNCIATION. He shall
adopt all necessary forms Of applica-
tions for sales or leases, and all other
forms necessary or proper for the trans
action of the business imposed upon him
by this act, including the forms Cf leases,
receipts and aCquittances, and msy from
time to time cali upon the Attorney Cen
eral to prepare such forms, and it shall
be the duty of that officer to furnish the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
with such advice and legal assistance as
may be requisite for the due execution OF
the provisions Of this act; ana it shall be
the duty of such commissioner 10 call
upon the Attorney for advice
whenever there is any doubt SIS TO the
meaning OF this act or any provision
thereof
Sec. b AS soon as may be practicable
after the kpassage end approval of this
act, th8 Commissioner of the General
Land Once shall cause oil the lands be-
IongiE, to the several funds named in
fhis ct, which may be in demand for i'm
mediate settlement, to be carefully and
skillfulIy classified and valued, and for
this purpose he mey appoint, with The
approval Of the Governor, such number
Of competent state agents SIS may be
necessary to effect such classification aud
valuetiJ IN; and he shall cause such Cl4sSi-
GcatiOn and valuation to be made Of The
remainder of such lands from time TO
time as the same may come into de-
mand for actual settlement; and with the
approval Of the Governor he mGy allow
such compensation to said STATE agents
IS may be just and proper, not &C exceed
the sum OF 8 $50 per month and necessary
expense Of subsistence. He may also
appoint such other assistance as may be
found necessary to accomplish such
classification snd appraisement and the
sale and lease OF the lands; but no state
agent or O@ssr appointment shall ae made
in the absggce Of an appropriation By law
20 coverSkach expenditure, and the state
- 81 'TS2'be liable for Gny expenditure Of
thischaracter Incurred in the excess Of
current appropriations.
Sec. +. Il shall be the duty CT suCl
state agents as may be appointed under
the provisions of this act, undtr such reg
ulati0ns ADMINISTRATIONS as may be PIE
scribed by the Commissioner Of the Gen
eral Land Office, to classify ell the lands
belonging to the several funds mentioned
in this act, as prescribed in section 3, ly-
ing in the particular territory to which
such agent may be assigned, into agriCul-
tural, pasture and timber lands and fer
this purpose they shall carefully examine
the same, and after such examination
they shall prepare an accurate plat Of
each section, showing the relative pro-
PORTIONS Of timber and open land on such
section, and tn ir situation, also the
Quality of the soil, the topography of the
lhnd and the quality &nd kind of timber,
and the streams and other sources Of
Wate- supply and their location, noting !
such streams as may be permanent water, |
and such other facts as may be impOr |
tsnt: and from tine to time, as may
be prescribed by the Commissioner of the !
General Land Office, such agent shall |
prepare and forward TO the Commits |
sioner, with such plats, g tabulsted state !
ment of all the lands in any particular |
locality, with the value of each section:
and such plats and reports shall be fled |
in the General Land Office as q part of |
the records Of said office; but nothing IN |
this section contained shall be construed !
to require s classification oflan6s slreadY |
classified under former laws, if such !
is satisfactory to the Com |
missioner.
Sec. 8. When any portion Of said land |
has been classified to the satisfaction OF !
the commissioner under the provisions Of |
this act or former laws, such land shall |
be subject 20 sale, but to actual settlers |
only. and in quantities Of not less than 100 |
acres 8nd in multiples thereof, nor more |
than GAO acres; provided, that when there |
is d fraction of less than 100 acres of any
section lett, such fraction may be sold: |
but lands classified as purely pasture !
lands and without permanent water |
thereon, may be sold in quantities not to
exceed four sections to the same settler:
and in no event shall sale be made to q
corporation, either foreign or domestic,
and all sales TO q settler shall be upon
the express condition that any sale,
transfer or conveyance of such land to
either immediate or remote,
shall ipso facto terminate the title Of the
purchaser, and such land shall be for
eited to the state, without re-entrv, and
become again q part of the particular
.und to which it formerly belonged.
Sec. 6 1t shall be the duty of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
10 notify in writing the County Clerk of
each county of the valuation fixed upon
each section OF land ia his county, and in
each county at ached TO it for Judicial
purposes, which be offers for sale,
which notification shall be kept by the
Jerk il his office, and recorded in we'll
pound book which shall be open to public
Sec. I. All lands belonging to the pub
ic schools, asylums and university funds
hall be sold at not less than 50 per acre.
All sections of land having permanent
water on or bordering thereon shall he
,old at not less than SIS per acre, and
10 less than 160 acres shall be sold. eN-